Washington. 1824. 11pp. Dbd. Foxing, else good. Uncut and untrimmed. As per a resolution by the House of Representatives, light houses were to be built on and around the Florida coast to ensure the safety of American merchants and vessels. To that end Secretary of State John Quincy Adams was... More

[Philadelphia. 1800]. 8pp. Folded sheet. Light soiling and wear. Very good. Untrimmed. Contains a list of claims by American ships adjusted under the 21st article of the Treaty with Spain ratified in 1799, by which Spain paid fines for ships seized during the "Quasi-War" in 1797-98.More

[Np, but possibly St. Louis? ca. 1872]. Broadside, 10 1/2 x 8 inches. Single horizontal crease, flattened. Near fine. Broadside promoting the agricultural production of hemp for the use of making sails and rope for the Navy. Marsh cites importation statistics from 1871, noting that over $4,000,000 in hemp was... More

Madrid. 1769. [36],374,[28]pp. Folio. Contemporary vellum, manuscript spine title. Minor soiling. Very good plus. Second edition, after the first of 1726. With years of administrative experience and the impressive title of "Alcalde Visitador del Commercio entre Castilla, y las Indias," Don Antonio José Alvarez de Abreu (1683-1756) was clearly well... More

Havana. Nov. 22, 1834. [2]pp. plus blank integral leaf. Bifolium. Minor edgewear and toning. Offsetting. Good. Manuscript document, written by John Morland, acting consul in Cuba, relaying the details of the voyage of the ship "Hunter" travelling from New York to New Orleans. The ship ran into trouble partway through... More

[On board the U.S.S. Trenton, European Station]. [ca. 1878-1881]. Two pamphlets. 12; 16pp. 12mo. Fastened with bronze tack. Slight staining, else good. A curious little pair of imprints, printed on a U.S. Navy shipboard press sometime not long after the Civil War. The first, the INSPECTION... pamphlet, describes what an..... More

Boston: Benjamin Edes and sons, Nov. 14, 1785. 4pp. Folio. Neatly silked on both sides of sheet. A few minor losses at old folds. Light soiling along top quarter of issue, else quite clean. Very good. The BOSTON GAZETTE, published weekly, was established in 1719 as a competitor to the... More

Paris. Feb. 23, 1783. 3pp. Quarto. Later marbled wrappers. Minor toning. Near fine. Decree from the King of France concerning payment of bills of exchange issued for naval service during the American Revolution.More

London. 1774. [2],255-256pp. Folio. Old fold lines, stab holes in left margin. Very good. Official British Act continuing a previous law for punishing mutiny and desertion among British forces stationed in North America. Only a handful of copies recorded in ESTC.More

[London or Augsburg. 1775-1778]. Eight mezzotints. Each uniformly matted. In a black half morocco box. Public curiosity for prints of Revolutionary heroes was not limited to America but spread to the English and European print shops, where an inquisitive audience clamored for a glimpse of the key figures of the... More

Paris. 1780. 2pp. Quarto, on a folded folio sheet. Fine. This pronouncement on American privateers was issued by the king in August, 1780. Both American and French privateers were heavily engaged in the Revolution; this act seeks to ensure the distribution of prizes is equitable. Not in Wroth, ACTS OF... More

[Paris. 1778]. pp.281-284; pp.297-298. Quarto. The first SUPPLEMENT printed on a folded folio sheet; the second on a single quarto sheet. Small tear (paper flaw) in second sheet of first item. A bit tanned. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth folding case, spine gilt. Two supplementary issues to..... More

[N.p. ca. 1780-1783]. [3]pp. on two large bifolia, each approximately 17 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Previously folded. blindstamped "ARCHIVES DE CHASTELLUX" on the verso of both bifolia. Closed tear from inner margin of first bifolium, not affecting manuscript. Patches of light dampstaining. Very good. Untrimmed. A pair of illustrated... More

[London. 1780]. Five documents, totaling [23]pp. Large folio sheets, folded into four panels, with docketing information on verso of final leaf. Minor soiling. Near fine. In a blue half morocco and cloth box. Court documents relating to the appeal case of the Massachusetts ship Nicholas, captained by Nathaniel Atkins, which... More

[Philadelphia. 1797]. [3],20-41pp. including two folding tables. Stitched as issued. Minor toning and foxing. Very good. Untrimmed. Contains many statistics regarding seamen who put into port along the New England and southern coastline, by state, as well as statistics on impressment.More

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1908. Two volumes. xiii,[1],335,[1]; ix,[1],397pp., plus frontispieces and two color folding maps. Original cloth, stamped in gilt. Light chipping at head of spine on first volume. Modern address label on front fly leaves. Light foxing to preliminaries, internally clean. Very good. First American edition..... More

London. 1712. [2],323-324pp. Folio. Dbd. Small tear to fore edge of p.323, not affecting text. Lightly soiled. Very good. An act "for the incouragement of the trade to America," alleviating duties on incoming goods from the colonies. Mainly aimed a relieving duties on goods seized in the then on-going war... More